Fortnite’s The Huge Bang occasion has formally arrived and it served as not solely an epic dimension-hopping journey that featured a efficiency by Eminem, but it surely launched new LEGO, Rocket League-like racing, and Guitar Hero/Rock Band-like music video games headed to Fortnite.
The occasion started when a meteor struck the map and collided with The Zero Level. This opened up a tear in area and time that took you and every part else round you thru a number of realities or dimensions.
You enter a LEGO Fortnite world the place you and your staff develop into LEGO characters and tour the world on a glider. In it, you see LEGO folks constructing, a monstrous dragon attacking a fortress, a bustling city, and a lot extra. Every thing is made out of LEGO and the terrain is beautiful. The ray tracing results are in full impact and create a mesmerizing glow and it made us with we may keep longer.
Fortunately, this was really a tease for the upcoming LEGO Fortnite survival crafting sport headed to Fortnite on December 7. We do not know an excessive amount of concerning the sport mode but, however this glimpse has us very excited.
The journey is constructing ✨#LEGOFortnite launches in Fortnite on December 7, 2023. pic.twitter.com/rHofGkstk5
— LEGO Fortnite (@LEGOFortnite) December 2, 2023
If that wasn’t bonkers sufficient, you are additionally dropped on prime of a automobile in the course of a race the place Rocket League-looking vehicles are zipping round a monitor that appears prefer it may happen inside a Fortnite map. You are given prompts at numerous moments that offer you restricted management over the car however present a sneak peek at how the gameplay mechanics will finally operate. Drift, enhance, thrusters, air dodge, and turbo have been all on show, and although management was restricted it was enjoyable whereas it lasted.
This new sport shall be referred to as Rocket Racing and it’s being constructed by Rocket League developer Psyonix and can debut on December 8.
Know no limits.#RocketRacing launches in Fortnite on December eighth, 2023. pic.twitter.com/OR9hWvZptt
— Rocket Racing (@RocketRacing) December 2, 2023
Lastly, you and your squad are dropped right into a music universe the place Eminem seems and performs a mini-concert – much like the Travis Scott occasion just a few years in the past. Nevertheless, midway by he grows into Godzilla proportions as, fittingly, Godzilla that includes Juice WRLD kicks in. New to this expertise is a music sport the place, similar to in Guitar Hero or Rock Band, you are made to faucet buttons in time to considered one of Eminem’s songs.
Fortnite Pageant would be the new music sport that this expertise launched us to, and it’ll allow you to and/or your mates carry out on stage with “hit music by their favourite artists.” Guitar Hero and Rock Band’s Harmonix is the staff behind this, and it’ll debut on December 9 with The Weeknd being the Music Icon for Fortnite Pageant Season 1.
Get able to take your stage ?️?✨#FortniteFestival launches in Fortnite on December 9, 2023. pic.twitter.com/Cn41XRyBdY
— FNFestival (@FNFestival) December 2, 2023
The Huge Bang occasion then ended with you trying upon all these new dimensions and ready earlier than you and your staff can as soon as once more go to these thrilling worlds.
All of those festivities are main as much as the massive debut of Fortnite Chapter 5: Underground, which may also see the addition of the long-awaited Peter Griffin and Strong Snake skins, a brand new island, weapon mods, a brand new prepare that can journey throughout the map, and way more.
Oh, and in case you missed the occasion and are studying this on December 2, Fortnite is internet hosting “two extra showings of the Huge Bang after the 2pm ET present. Make sure to verify again right here or comply with Fortnite’s Twitter to see when these new showings shall be.
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